Speed of Sound (song)
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| publication | May 23, 2005 |
| length | 4:49 (Album Version) 4:23 ( Radio Edit ) |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| Author (s) | Guy Berryman , Jonny Buckland, Will Champion , Chris Martin |
| Award (s) | "Best Song" at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 |
| album | X&Y |
Speed of Sound (engl. For the speed of sound ) is a song of alternative rock - band Coldplay . It was written by all members of the band. The song heralded her third studio album, X&Y , which was released two weeks after the single. The 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards the song won the award for "Best Song" and was also the billionth song on iTunes was downloaded. The title gained in the summer of 2005, including in Germany notoriety, as it is the official theme song of the ZDF for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup was.
background
The band's front man, Chris Martin , announced in an interview that the song was written in mid-2004. Martin found inspiration in his daughter and the English alternative rock singer Kate Bush . Among other things, the sound of the drums in Speed of Sound was very much influenced by Bush's song Running Up That Hill .
music
Like other songs on the album X&Y , Speed of Sound was very much influenced by the band's own song Clocks . Speed of Sound is associated with clocks by many . On the one hand, this is due to the fact that the songs have very identical intros, which are repeated over and over again in the course of the songs. In addition, Chris Martin increases the height of his voice in the two songs in the chorus. In addition to the synthesizer and drum , the electric guitar is also used.
Music video
The music video for Speed of Sound was released with the single on May 23, 2005 and was produced in Los Angeles under the direction of Mark Romanek . During the intro and the first verse, you only see Chris Martin in a dark setting. From the second verse on you can see all band members in front of an LED wall , which shows various color effects such as stripes or sparks during the song.
Charts
The single for Speed of Sound was only in the top 20 of the charts in German-speaking countries . In the German airplay charts , the single reached the top position for a week . In Switzerland the song made it to number 22 and in Austria to number 23 . In the United States, it was the first Coldplay song to reach the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eight . In the UK the song remained by the self-interpretation of the instrumental piece Axel F by Crazy Frog , the number-one position denied. Until the number one success of Viva la Vida in 2008, this was Coldplay's highest single chart placement in the UK and US charts .
Others
The single version of Speed of Sound contains the songs Things I don't understand and Proof as B-side .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airplay Charts Germany Top 30. surfmusik.de, accessed on June 11, 2020 .